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the dose is 50mg/ml and .01 ml per injection. i was just looking in his cage again and he was laying on a vine with his eyes closed. its worrying me that he keeps closing his eyes.

just got back from work and his eyes were open so I guess he just had something stuck in there but he's still not eating. any input on this would be very much appreciated

today was the second injection of the antibiotics for the RI. since he has been back from the vet he still isn't eating much. I thought it was because he didn't have the energy to hunt the crickets around the cage, or maybe even the stress from the vet. so yesterday I put them in a cup for him...

i didnt end up getting an oral. the vet gave me ceftazidime. 1 injection every 3 days for 2 weeks. i hope this clears up his RI. thanks for all the input.

yea I'm gonna be bumping up his cricket intake from now on. she mentioned doing injections should I request something else? I am waiting for her to come back into the room because she called another vet to verify dosing and stuff.

update: at the vet right now with the little guy. he weighs 20 grams. is that a bit on the light side? doctor said he does have some wheezing and is going to put him on some antibiotics.

i think it might be a respiratory infection. i tried to pick him up to look for mucus and he gaped and sounded like he was wheezing. i think it stays that warm becasue i keep a blanket over his cage at night so no light gets in while i'm still awake.

i hope its not a respiratory infection. the exotic veterinarian near me isnt in until Tuesday. i don't hear any popping, coughing, or wheezing. i havent been able to check his mouth for mucus because he hides when i go near his cage.

also yesterday he didnt eat all of his crickets and today he doesnt seem to have much of an appetite. i tried hand feeding him a mealworm but he just ran and hid from me.

no i havent seen him fire up at all yet. usually he is a darker shade of green except when he is sleeping he will really brighten up. the picture on my avatar is him sleeping.

Chameleon Info: Your Chameleon - veiled, male, about 5 months old. i have had him for about a month Handling - i do not handle him very often. he seems scared of me but i am trying to hand feed him to get him to be a little more social Feeding - i feed him about 15 crickets a day...